State of newborn health in India

MJ Sankar, SB Neogi, J Sharma, M Chauhan… - Journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
About 0.75 million neonates die every year in India, the highest for any country in the world.
The neonatal mortality rate (NMR) declined from 52 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 28 per …

[HTML][HTML] Breastfeeding after cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of world literature

E Prior, S Santhakumaran, C Gale, LH Philipps… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background: The rate of exclusive breastfeeding remains low in many countries.
Furthermore, cesarean delivery (CD) is increasing and may affect breastfeeding success …

Early initiation of breastfeeding: a systematic literature review of factors and barriers in South Asia

IK Sharma, A Byrne - International breastfeeding journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Early or timely initiation of breastfeeding is crucial in preventing newborn
deaths and influences childhood nutrition however remains low in South Asia and the …

Immediate or early skin‐to‐skin contact after a C aesarean section: a review of the literature

J Stevens, V Schmied, E Burns… - Maternal & child …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The W orld H ealth O rganization and the U nited N ations I nternational C hildren's E
mergency F und recommends that mothers and newborns have skin‐to‐skin contact …

Trends and determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2016

KY Ahmed, A Page, A Arora, FA Ogbo - International breastfeeding journal, 2019 - Springer
Background At the national level in Ethiopia, there is limited knowledge of trends and factors
associated with early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) …

Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya

EW Kimani-Murage, NJ Madise, JC Fotso… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive
breastfeeding during the first six months of life for optimal growth, development and health …

Lactation duration and progression to diabetes in women across the childbearing years: the 30-year CARDIA study

EP Gunderson, CE Lewis, Y Lin, M Sorel… - JAMA internal …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Lactation duration has shown weak protective associations with incident
diabetes (3%-15% lower incidence per year of lactation) in older women based solely on …

Trends and factors associated to early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and duration of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: evidence from the Ethiopia …

BT Woldeamanuel - International breastfeeding journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Initiation of breastfeeding immediately after birth, exclusive breastfeeding, and
continuous breastfeeding for at least 2 years lower the risk of newborn deaths. This study …

Determinants of complementary feeding practices among Nepalese children aged 6–23 months: findings from demographic and health survey 2011

V Khanal, K Sauer, Y Zhao - BMC pediatrics, 2013 - Springer
Background The adoption of inappropriate feeding practices is one of the reasons for under
nutrition in Nepal and elsewhere. The objective of this study was to describe the rate of and …

[HTML][HTML] Malnutrition among under-five children in India and strategies for control

SK Sahu, SG Kumar, BV Bhat… - Journal of natural …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malnutrition among under-five children is an important concern for the health authorities in
India. The aim of the present review was to assess the burden of under-nutrition and over …